H1030 - 2016 Appropriations Act. (SL 2016-94)

Overview: Sec. 12H.15 of S.L. 2016-94 directs the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance (DMA), in collaboration with statewide behavioral health stakeholders, to evaluate the classification of behavioral health providers, other than critical access behavioral health providers, as high categorical risk for purposes of provider enrollment. This section further requires DMA to propose an evaluation tool to be used to classify the categorical risk of different categories of behavioral health providers and to propose any recommended legislative changes in a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice by December 1, 2016.

This section became effective July 1, 2016.